Watch the process of turning mystery steel into a blacksmith’s flatter—shaping, hardening, and finishing a vital tool for ...

Professional blacksmith Fire debuts with a comprehensive guide to shaping metal into a wide range of objects, from spoons and bottle openers to door knockers and wall hooks. Noting that blacksmithing ...

David Gibbons didn’t really set out to be a blacksmith, let alone a teacher of the arcane art, when he first started ...

This video walks through the must-have tool every blacksmith should create before attempting decorative twists. It explains why this tool matters, how it improves your work, and offers a clear look at ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Blacksmithing can be done from home if you have the right setup and tools. The first ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Frank McKinney, a blacksmith and American history buff in Alberton, spends much of his time in his garage. There, he has a collection of forges — the furnaces where blacksmiths heat ...

One of the biggest challenges facing the aspiring blacksmith is procuring the tools of the trade. And that means tackling the unenviable task of finding a decent anvil. Sure, one can buy an ASO — ...

Through a welding mask, the world is a dim place. A few minutes ago, the sliding door of Nick Wicks’s metal shop outside Portland, Maine, was wide open. Sun streamed in through a light rain. But now, ...

PROVIDENCE — When Alaina Mahoney was a painting student at Massachusetts College of Art and Design in the late aughts, she joined a group called Iron Core. “Students figured out how to melt their own ...

Perhaps the biggest hurdle to starting a home blacksmithing operating is the forge. There’s really no way around having a forge; somehow the metal has to get hot enough to work. Although we ...